Eastern
Former Province in Kenya
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Eastern as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
| Name | Status | Population Census 1979-08-24 | Population Census 1989-08-24 | Population Census 1999-08-24 | Population Census 2009-08-24 | Population Census 2019-08-24 | Population Projection 2023-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | Former Province | 2,719,851 | 3,768,677 | 4,631,779 | 5,668,123 | 6,821,049 | 7,281,867 | |
| Embu | County | 263,173 | 370,138 | 449,149 | 516,212 | 608,599 | 648,425 | → |
| Isiolo | County | 43,478 | 70,078 | 100,861 | 143,294 | 268,002 | 315,937 | → |
| Kitui | County | 464,283 | 652,603 | 819,250 | 1,012,709 | 1,136,187 | 1,229,790 | → |
| Machakos | County | ... | ... | 906,644 | 1,098,584 | 1,421,932 | 1,487,758 | → |
| Makueni | County | ... | ... | 771,545 | 884,527 | 987,653 | 1,042,300 | → |
| Marsabit | County | 96,216 | 129,262 | 174,957 | 291,166 | 459,785 | 515,292 | → |
| Meru | County | ... | ... | 1,102,930 | 1,356,301 | 1,545,714 | 1,625,982 | → |
| Tharaka-Nithi | County | ... | ... | 306,443 | 365,330 | 393,177 | 416,383 | → |
| Kenya | Republic | 15,327,061 | 21,443,636 | 28,686,607 | 38,610,097 | 47,564,296 | 51,525,602 |
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 3,595,921 |
| Females | 3,685,947 |
| Age Groups (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 2,425,524 |
| 15-64 years | 4,462,781 |
| 65+ years | 393,559 |
| Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 111,806 |
| 70-79 years | 166,001 |
| 60-69 years | 260,124 |
| 50-59 years | 442,053 |
| 40-49 years | 728,502 |
| 30-39 years | 1,020,413 |
| 20-29 years | 1,361,843 |
| 10-19 years | 1,558,151 |
| 0-9 years | 1,632,971 |
| Urbanization (C 2019) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 5,795,383 |
| Urban | 1,025,666 |
| Religion (C 2019) | |
|---|---|
| Catholic s | 1,744,169 |
| Protestants | 2,629,473 |
| Evangelicals | 1,185,381 |
| Other Christians | 524,167 |
| Muslims | 455,411 |
| Hindus | 1,809 |
| Traditional religion | 86,584 |
| Other religion | 53,553 |
| No Religion | 76,936 |